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Facebook Is a Fraud
May 28, 2012 5:00 AM PT
I've been up to my armpits talking about Facebook for most of this month, and maybe because I'm unusually dense, just realized that Facebook is a new kind of dot-com. By this I mean its revenue and profit are based on a series of false beliefs.
Unlike the first dot-coms, which failed, Facebook does have revenue and profit, but just like them it has been built on a stack of false assumptions that I think -- if they actually had thought through -- would have had advertisers and investors questioning whether Facebook was worth US$1 million let alone $100 billion.
I'll walk through why I think Facebook is a fraud, and I'll close with my product of the week: what may be the best cellphone deal on the planet.
Foundation of Fraud
A fraud is a wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. Now the "personal gain" part is a given; the initial Facebook investors, banking underwriters, and Mark Zuckerberg in particular made out like bandits -- maybe literally -- from the IPO.
Of course, the rank and file who massively bought Facebook stock at $42 and watched it crater over hours and days to $32 -- where it is as I write this -- didn't do quite as well. Losing money can be evidence of a fraud, because there needs to be a financial transfer between the folks who are allegedly committing the crime and the victims. For those who invested in Facebook, the "victim" title likely has a lot of resonance.
So out of the gate we have two elements we need to prove a fraud: Someone made a ton of money at the expense of someone else. But the third critical element is whether the buyers were misled. Let's get to that.
How Many Facebook Users Are There?
The number that is officially tossed out is 1 billion users, and there are 1 billion people who in some way come into contact with Facebook. But the implied assumption is that this 1 billion is connected to making a profit, and there lies the rub. However, the person being misled, which makes this interesting, isn't the investor -- it is the advertiser.
Stop for a moment. Name one ad you have ever seen on Facebook? Just one. Now if you can, and most I've spoken with can't, name one time you have actually bought something based on that ad. I've bought things after seeing Internet ads, TV ads, magazine ads -- but I'll bet even if you remember seeing a Facebook ad, you haven't ever bought anything based on it.
Now let's back up one more step. How often do you really go to Facebook as opposed to interface with it using a social networking application or aggregator on your smartphone, tablet or PC? If you are like me, this is almost never. I touch Facebook most of the time from my smartphone, Tweetdeck or Seesmic (a really great posting tool, by the way). So even if Facebook had full page ads that were 100 percent effective, I'd almost never see them.
The numbers I've seen suggest there are really only about 250 million people who actually go to Facebook and can see ads. The number of people who actually do see them is probably less than a tenth of that -- we've learned to tune ads out, and Facebook's are very subtle -- and of that fewer than 25 million, just a tiny number convert.
This suggests that advertisers are massively overpaying for Facebook advertising, and General Motors is one of the few companies that have figured this out. In fact, there are some interesting things that come up when you search "Facebook ad fraud."
So, a tiny fraction of the 1 billion people Facebook talks about actually see advertising and use it, and I'll bet confirmation will emerge shortly that Facebook knows this. Given that GM caught on, I'll bet a large number of the existing investors, along with Mark Zuckerberg and Morgan Stanley, know this as well.
There was a well-researched study last year that clearly indicated that Facebook was worth a fraction of the $100 billion the company was pushing. Apparently, too few of us read it -- but I'll bet Facebook folks did.
Insult to Injury
Now, it isn't just that people aren't consuming the ads -- there is another false belief out there. It is that given Facebook knows a ton about you, it should be able to present ads you are interested in. I just posted pictures of my new car last night; I also post on tech things I'm writing about. Now let's look at the ads I'm getting.
Top of the list is a special from AT&T U-verse. Great -- that might work, except AT&T U-verse isn't offered in my area, and Facebook sure as heck has my address. This is followed by an offer for a crappy refurbed AT&T phone. Really, they think someone who reviews tech products would be in the market for a crappy refurbed phone?
Here are some of the others: There is a gout study for folks who have gout (I don't); there is a service to meet older women (think my wife would object to my using it); and a Men in Black ad that gives me a chance to get a sneak peek at The Amazing Spider-Man. Wait, what?
Not a single one is a car offer, and there is one tech ad (refurbished phones), but it isn't the kind of tech that I'd be likely to buy. In short, Facebook isn't actually using any information that apparently everyone else sees to serve up more successful ads.
Is Facebook a Corporation?
Facebook is marketed as a corporation, but it uses a unique format that lets Zuckerberg exclusively control the company. In short, it isn't really a corporation as we would think of it; it is more like a limited partnership in which the limited -- and virtually powerless -- investors are represented by a powerless board.
I would think a structure like that would need to be fully understood by investors, because they should fully understand the risks of having a 28-year-old-billionaire in charge without real oversight before investing.
We did get a warning when Zuckerberg used investor money to buy Instagram, a tiny company, for $1 billion, as if it were out of his own pocket -- no corporate oversight or board involvement.
Facebook is presented as a public corporation, but in structure the controls that are typically around a CEO don't seem to exist. That would suggest folks didn't invest in a well-managed company; they invested in a 28-year-old who makes billion-dollar impulse buys.
Wrapping Up: Facebook Fraud
The dot-com market was based largely on the fact that a ton of folks got excited about the Internet and believed, thanks largely to Netscape, that it was a gold mine. Turned out it was fool's gold, and even Netscape no longer exists.
Now, more than a decade later, Facebook has discovered and renamed that same mine -- but even though it has now convinced advertisers that this is real gold, it is no more real now than it was then. The ad value that founds this company's revenue simply isn't there. Yes, advertisers are paying money, but the value they think they are getting isn't there any more than it was in the dot-com years.
Facebook's CEO has apparently always thought that users were stupid -- not exactly the word he used. Just as apparently, he has translated that belief into a ton of cash, because we weren't able to figure out quickly enough there really wasn't a fire under all that smoke. I have a feeling that is changing, and that we'll soon find that Facebook knew it was selling fool's gold and not the real stuff.
In the end, had investors made money, I doubt much of this would initially matter -- but Zuckerberg got too greedy, and he and his friends made all the money while other investors lost it. It looks like a fraud, it smells like a fraud, and we'll have a ton of folks now working to prove it was a fraud.
This is where Zuckerberg's control could come back to haunt him, because I expect these folks will use it to drill right through the corporate veil and nail his personal estate. Given what he seems to think of us, I can't help but think that will be poetic justice.
I'm reminded of the famous quotation from President George Bush "Fool Me Once etc." We may not all be the brightest bulbs in the box, but that doesn't mean we are pushovers either. I think Zuckerberg's going to learn the Bernie Madoff lesson -- that taking advantage of trust has a very high cost at the CEO level.
Product of the Week: Straight Talk
Every once in a while, I just accidently run into something that sounds too good to be true but isn't. I was chatting with Cyrus Farivar over at Ars Technica on how prepaid data plans were becoming more popular in the U.S. than the postpaid plans we currently use. The reason is that folks are just getting tired of paying $90-plus a month for every phone, and prepaid plans are much more affordable.
But he had recently run into a prepaid unlimited plan from a company called Straight Talk that uses AT&T's network that is pretty impressive. For a $45-a-month domestic or $60-a-month international plan, you can get unlimited everything. They also have a $30 a month 30 MB plan, but that isn't enough data.
You can't even get unlimited plans on AT&T anymore, and Straight Talk uses its network, which suggests this might not last forever here either. You can also buy the national plan for a year -- prepay it -- and get what amount to a free month. Walmart markets this, or you can go to its Web page. There is no contract -- no refunds either, though.
If you buy unlocked phones anyway or own your own phone, this is one hell of a program. You can buy phones from Straight Talk, but realize they are basically unsubsidized, so you might as well shop for the unlocked phone you want. You'll need something that works with AT&T's network, but most European phones do, and that means you can get an unlocked phone from Europe. I'll be using the unique Nvidia Tegra-based HTC One that does tethering. You can have a phone that almost no one else in the U.S. has.
So, if you know what you are doing, you can get both exclusivity and a very cheap price. Think about how much money you'll save if you give one of these plans to your kids.
The forums do suggest that if you are using 5-6 GBs a month or more, Straight Talk will likely throttle you. This is a prepay program, so you pay up front -- not at the end of the month -- so this isn't quite as good as it might seem. Remember, it is using the over-capacity AT&T network. Still, given the savings, I'm making Straight Talk my product of the week.


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Gameguru is one of the more interesting members of the GWJ community with his shady and mysterious "insider knowledge" and dire predictions of the downfall of gaming. When not stirring discussion in the forums and saving us all he seems to be on the prowl for the "next big thing" in technology and gaming. If only he realized that GWJ is and always will be the key to big business success.
Who the devil are you?
IÂ'm a 33 year old married Greek American currently living in suburbia. I grew up in the mean streets of Philadelphia struggling before I finally got my shot for the title against George Foreman (no wait that was Joe Frazier) IÂ've been married for soon to be 3 yearsÂ"… before that I was a heavy womanizer or a male ho as my wife will say.
What are you supposed to be doing during the day when youÂ're reading GWJ?
During the day I work for a family owned Venture Capital firm based in Bala Cynwyd, PA. As the only Technology Analyst I have a very loose job description. I make sure some of our larger investments are staying on the up and up on the IT side and I work with their IT departments making sure the company(s) are progressing the way we want them to be. I also sit in meetings and go over potential investments technologies to determine if they have value, merit, etc. I play games, I play with all sorts of technologies to keep the Partners informed of whats out there. I hunt the internet looking for leads, small companies with good ideas, I talk on the phone a bunch, I create powerpoint presentation on trends, technologies. In short I keep very busy during the week and I travel 3 days out of the 5.
When youÂ're not working or gaming, what do you do with your time?
With what little free time I have usually I spend it with my wife doing things around the house. WeÂ're still trying to furnish the house but thatÂ's a huge chore in itself as either what we really like is way to expensive or what we can actually afford looks like crap. During Football season IÂ'm glued to the TV all day Sunday and during the offseason I wander like a lost child. So Sundays in the offseason become visiting days where we go visit friends or they come visit us. We ride our bikes a lot in the Summer when I can no longer stomach visiting. And of course my wife will complain that I spend too much time tinkering with PCÂ's and all sorts of other gadgets.
How about family? Do you have any kids?
No kidsÂ"…gahh! Not yet.. that would effectively put a nail in the coffin of my fading youth. I got married for heavens sake! What more do you people want from me!? But seriouslyÂ"…wife has to finish school and get her career on track.
What was your favorite game over the last year or so? Why?
Wolfenstein:Enemy Territory. ItÂ's ironic considering as many games that I paid for in the last year not one of them came close to consuming as much as my time as the free ET did. I usually play a few hours a night and can never seem to get enough. It combines fast action FPS with teamplay and classes! So just about everything I crave in an online FPS. Not since Tribes has a Online FPS held my attention so long. With the source code released I look forward to even more ET action in the next year.
Which game are you looking forward to most?
Doom 3. You always have to have faith that Id will come up with at least a couple really amazing and tense moments.
What is your fondest gaming memory?
It would be tough to pick just oneÂ"…since there are so many. I will cheat and pick two. The first time playing through Ultima IV and stopping for a second and realizing that the game is Â"watchingÂ" what I do and the outcome depends on more than just simple plain as day goals. It was both very eerie and invigorating at the same time. And like so many the night I downloaded the Doom shareware from my local BBS and quite coincidently played it for the first time in a dark room. That was an amazing experience.
Finally, why do you play games at all? Why havenÂ't you outgrown them?
IÂ've played games since the day they were invented basically. IÂ've owned just about every possible platform that games have been released on. IÂ'll never outgrow them because its so ingrained in my nature that I wouldnÂ't be me without (as my wife puts it) Â"his toysÂ" Sure over the years I have less time to dedicate to playing videogames but I love the escapism and the art. IÂ'll be doing this until they put me under.
Thanks for taking the time to answer our hard-hitting questions!
Another joins the profile countdown, good interview!
Photoshop time
I think I found Matt Lauer!! Oh wait, that's GameGuru...
I was hoping to see something a little more glamorous, like a room full of techie stuff. Plasma monitors hanging on the wall connected to super computers, home theatre systems, black leather couches and the like. Where's that gamers paradise? I need something to dream about...
I think I found Matt Lauer!! Oh wait, that's GameGuru...
hehe, good one.
I'll do a picture of my home office...
Its still getting a few pieces added...
Then I'll do one of the movie room when thats finished..
so much work...and so little time.
I'm concerned at how normal looking you all are. It's killing my superiority complex!
If it makes you feel better, maybe you should play with Photoshop even more. Maybe GG would look better as an Oompa-Loompa.
I'm concerned at how normal looking you all are. It's killing my superiority complex!
Look, I found Elysium's secret home page! And he says we're making him feel normal...
[edit] oh, I guess that's not what he said at all.
I'm really liking these columns! I have to wonder though, if you keep going at this rate, you'll run out of people to interview soon, then Elysium will have to make up more personalities!
Yet another excellent profile. Looking forward to the next one! And Elysium, LOVE your secret home page...
Look, I found Elysium's secret home page! And he says we're making him feel normal...
Shaggy and Peter Pan? That must have been one heck of a gypsy curse.
I'm really liking these columns! I have to wonder though, if you keep going at this rate, you'll run out of people to interview soon, then Elysium will have to make up more personalities!
Oh, we'll only be doing one... maybe two a week tops so don't worry too much Elysium #24!
Gotcha boss
I didn't know about Matt Lauer until I read this thread, but after some googling I fully agree that they resemble each other.
Matt Lauer used to have full gorgeous hair, but, when I saw him hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last fall he had gotten it all chopped off! Oh, Matt Lauer, how dost thee fare without thine hair?
My question is when are we going to see Rat Boy's profile? Or Ral's?
Rat's and Ral's will be a dual interview -
So why haven't you outgrown games?
Rat: Because I'm still a kid at heart and believe in exercising my creative side, I like being taken out of reality for a little bit.
Ral: You mean because you're an immature democrat that refuses to live in the real world with terrorists.
Rat: No, I mean I would rather leave my seeking out and attacking other nations to my RTS's. I limit the injustices of "good" groups taking over "bad" group's land, gold and oil to video games like humans attacking orcs in Warcraft III.
Ral: You don't see the danger in leaving the orcs alone? The humans had reliable intelligence via their shamans that the orcs were planning a raid to take out the base. It was a defensive strike. It was the same scenario in Warcraft II and you didn't mind it then, just because that was your king. Now that the king is from my side of the village, it's suddenly a problem?
I think Rat actually IS the ghost of Walter Matthau
Look, I found Elysium's secret home page! And he says we're making him feel normal...

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Qarabag vs Olimpija Ljubljana Prediction & Betting tips 18.07.2018
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On Friday early evening I took the dog for a walk and was pondering push trolling in this game. It had recently happened to me while grinding an arty line at lower tiers (has happened plenty of times). It doesn't happen at higher tiers I concluded, it's too expensive to have a bad/losing game to bother.
So what happens my first game after the Friday night dog walk? A guy comes over and harasses my tier 9 arty. He spends the first 5 minutes pushing my tank around until I get spotted then arty shot, then he goes off to play. So I spent the time to record it, then I'll have to download it to a file sharing site, then get it to WG'ing to review it. The guy PM'd me and said he "got two kills, how was your game?"
So what is the punishment for someone who does this, if WG'ing verifies that it is physics abuse? Does anyone know, is there actually a punishment?
You know what I think would be a good punishment? A substantial silver fine from offender to be paid to the victim of the abuse. This would provide disincentive and at least reward the time/effort the victim has to go through. Restitution if you will. Works well in the real world.


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The Val Gardena Local Heritage Museum exhibits valuable collections in the Cesa di Ladins in Ortisei with the following main attractions: wood carving art of the last three centuries, old wooden Val Gardena toys, picture collections of local artists, prehistory of Val Gardena, a collection of regional fossils and minerals as well as alpine fauna and flora.
Visit the crucifix of Sëurasas and the liddle Church fo S. Giacomo.
The Ortisei Parish Church is a product of the late Baroque period, with two side aisles added at the beginning of the 20th century. Inside the church are numerous paintings and statues, includ-ing a huge statue of St. Ulrich by Ludwig Moroder and an Adoration of the Magi by Josef Moroder-Lusenberg as an altarpiece. The finely carved wooden pews should not be missed, either.
St. Anne's Chapel was built at the cemetery in Ortisei at about the beginning of the 15th century and enlarged around 1515. The simple little building has a beautiful portal and a number of interesting old gravestones and memorial tablet.
Another unassuming building is St. Anthony's Chapel on the main square of Ortisei (built in 1673). It has a pretty ridge turret, which makes it a popular motif for photographers, and an altarpiece depicting the chapel's patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua, painted by the Swiss artist Melchior Paul von Deschwanden in the Nazarene style of the 19th century.
The Church of Saint Giacomo , called the "dlieja da Sacun", which is situated just above Ortisei (reachable only on foot) is the oldest in the entire valley according to historic documents. It lies on the timeworn "Troi Paian" way which once connected Veneto with the nearby Isarco Valley through the Dolomite passes, crossed the Gardena Valley and bordered the then "Stetteneck Castle". So it is not mere coincidence that the church here was dedicated to Saint James, protec-tor of pilgrims. The origins go back to the 12th century, given the traces of a Romanesque building. However, the present style is Gothic, as objects in Gothic and Baroque style adorn the interior. In fact the Gothic frescoes in the presbytery are noteworthy and date back to the late 15th century. The same is true about the wall paintings near to the pulpit which have just been restored and they refer to the legend of Saint James. The main altar is a valid example of the local artistic sculpture, in Baroque style, with curved columns, and gilt representations of the leading figures of the church, of apostles and angels (by the Vinatzer-Pescosta Sons around 1750). Nowadays, the sculptures that are found in the church such as the various objects on the main altar are imitations made by local sculptors. But the precious originals may be viewed and admired at the Gardena Valley Museum at Ortisei
S. Cristina, located in the middle of the valley near the ancient high- level track called Troi Paian, is the oldest parish in Val Gardena. A chapel dedicated to St. Cristina is thought to have stood here towards the end of the 12th century. Today all that remains of the Romanesque church, which is mentioned in a papal letter of 1342, is the wall of the bell-tower as far as the eaves. Later rebuilding and additional structures greatly changed the original character of the church. The choir was built in the Gothic period, and a polygonal charnel house was added in the 16th century. Other interesting features include the high altar surround, which was created around 1690 in the workshop of the famous Vinazer family of sculptors.
St. Mary's Parish Church in Selva Gardena: The 19th century neo- Gothic nave was demolished in 1988 and replaced by a modern octagonal structure. The beautiful chancel dating back to 1670, however, was preserved, complete with the painting of the Madonna with Child by Lukas Cra-nach on the high altar (now a copy). In 1503 Wilhelm von Wolkenstein had a chapel dedicated to the Virgin built here, which subsequently had to be enlarged several times to cope with the large numbers of people who came to this popular place of pilgrimage - as they still do today. On the outside wail of the sacristy there is a stone painted with the coat of arms of the Counts of Wolkenstein.
St. Sylvester's Chapel in Vallunga (Selva Gardena) is an attractive little building located at the beginning of the valley, just a few minutes' walk from the car park. The religious origins of the site are unknown, but since time immemorial people have come from near and far to pray at this chapel, which is dedicated to the patron saint of cattle. Restoration work carried out in 1993 revealed over 300-year-old frescoes depicting the life of Jesus.
At the cemetery in Selva Gardena there is a memorial chapel built in memory of the mountain-eers who lost their lives in the Dolomites of Val Gardena (like the legendary Emilio Comici in 1940). Their names are engraved for posterity in the great brass book.
The ruins of Wolkensiein Castle (in Vallunga-Selva Gardena) can be seen perched high up in the steep Stevia Wall like an eagle's eyrie. From the castie it is just a short climb up to the top.
Another attractive sight is the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Rasciesa di Fuori (built in 1755), which occupies a panoramic location at an altitude of over 2,200 metres.
Castel Gardena ("Fischburg"), which straddles the territorial boundary between Selva Gardena and S. Cristina, was built as a summer castle and hunting lodge. Although Renaissance in style, its massive proportions are more reminiscent of the medieval art of fortification. The castle is not open to the public, but it is still worth the walk to see the building from the outside.
The Monte Pana Sundial is of great interest to all hobby astronomers and chronometry experts. This splendid example of a spherical equatorial sundial is made of iron, brass and gold and rests on a ten-ton pedestal of porphyry. The sundial itself has a diameter of two metres and shows the true time for S. Cristina and for another 6o cities throughout the world, as well as Central European Time.


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Unless he is an ESPN anchor or a Navy Seal, there are only three skin products a man should ever voluntarily put on his face:
Zit medicine.
And eye black.
There used to be wide spread agreement among men about this. There used to be a shared belief that real men only get mud-caked faces the old-fashioned way … they earn it. Not any more.
Applying beauty-counter products to do such things as to remove the shine from one's cheeks is becoming male stream. (And here I didn't even know having shiny skin was unattractive.)
Unfortunately, it's not just the young, cool, urban hipster types that are spending time cuddling their pores.
According to a story in the Los Angeles Times, besides men under 35, men over 50 are the most ardent consumers of male cosmetics.
OK, men under 35 you can understand. I mean, this is the demographic that necessitated the issuing of "man cards" in the first place. But, men over 50! These people are bedrocks of the male macho ethic. If this group is lost to metrosexuality, well, welcome to man-bag nation.
The two groups use moisturizers and creams and such for different reasons:
The under-35 somethings employ cosmetics to put on a better face for women. It's the same reason they forego soap in favor of body washes, you know, the stuff that is exceeded only by nerve gas in its ability to incapacitate.
Of course, if women did not find made-up men appealing, then we would not even be having this discussion. But what are women really looking for in such men: sexual attraction, a soul mate, someone who will go shoe shopping on a Sunday afternoon during football season?
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The embrace of makeup among the 50-plus somethings is weakly defensible because it is rooted more in workplace survival than vanity. And in this economy, "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do," even if what a man's gotta do would make John Wayne appear to be wearing blush.
There is a glimmer of hope.
Surveys show that men who wear makeup won't buy makeup unless it is called something other than makeup.
So we probably still have time before the fresh face on the front of CoverGirl is someone named Otto.


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World powers reach deal with Iran
Agreement aims to curb nuclear activities
There's mixed reaction to the international community's nuclear deal with Iran.
The Obama administration and U.S. allies in the West say it's an important first step toward curbing Iran's nuclear program.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is condemning it as a "historic mistake." He told his Cabinet that the world has become a "more dangerous place" as a result of the deal, and said Israel is not bound by it.
The agreement reached by Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers calls for Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief.
Most Gulf countries were silent in the hours after the agreement was reached in Geneva. Like Israel, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region are nervous about Iran's development of long-range missiles and its support for hostile militant groups.
But the tiny Gulf countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates applauded the agreement.
Iran's eastern neighbor Pakistan, a declared nuclear power, said the deal "should augur well for peace and security in our region and the world at large." Turkey, which borders Iran to the west, called it a "new start." India, another nuclear power, also welcomed the deal.


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This section summarizes how to configure and start version
x of the Apache HTTP
Server on FreeBSD. For more detailed information
about Apache 2.X and its
configuration directives, refer to httpd.apache.org.
In FreeBSD, the main Apache HTTP
Server configuration file is installed as
x represents the version
number. This ASCII text file begins
comment lines with a
#. The most
frequently modified directives are:
ServerRoot "/usr/local"
Specifies the default directory hierarchy for the
Apache installation.
Binaries are stored in the
bin and
sbin subdirectories of the server
root and configuration files are stored in the
ServerAdmin email@example.com
Change this to the email address to receive problems with the server. This address also appears on some server-generated pages, such as error documents.
Allows an administrator to set a hostname which is
sent back to clients for the server. For example,
www can be used instead of the
actual hostname. If the system does not have a
registered DNS name, enter its
IP address instead. If the server
will listen on an alternate report, change
80 to the alternate port
The directory where documents will be served from. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
It is always a good idea to make a backup copy of the
default Apache configuration file
before making changes. When the configuration of
Apache is complete, save the file
and verify the configuration using
apachectl. Running
configtest should return
To launch Apache at system
startup, add the following line to
If Apache should be started
with non-default options, the following line may be added to
/etc/rc.conf to specify the needed
If apachectl does not report
configuration errors, start
service apache
httpd service can be tested by
in a web browser, replacing
localhost with the fully-qualified
domain name of the machine running
The default web page that is displayed is
The Apache configuration can be
tested for errors after making subsequent configuration
changes while
httpd is running using the
following command:
service apache
It is important to note that
configtest is not an rc(8) standard,
and should not be expected to work for all startup
Virtual hosting allows multiple websites to run on one Apache server. The virtual hosts can be IP-based or name-based. IP-based virtual hosting uses a different IP address for each website. Name-based virtual hosting uses the clients HTTP/1.1 headers to figure out the hostname, which allows the websites to share the same IP address.
To setup Apache to use
name-based virtual hosting, add a
VirtualHost block for each website. For
example, for the webserver named
www.domain.tld with a
virtual domain of
add the following entries to
<VirtualHost *> ServerName
/www/domain.tld</VirtualHost> <VirtualHost *> ServerName
For each virtual host, replace the values for
ServerName and
DocumentRoot with the values to be
For more information about setting up virtual hosts,
consult the official Apache
documentation at:
Apache uses modules to augment
the functionality provided by the basic server. Refer to
for a complete listing of and the configuration details for
the available modules.
In FreeBSD, some modules can be compiled with the
www/apache24 port. Type
config within
/usr/ports/www/apache24 to see which
modules are available and which are enabled by default. If
the module is not compiled with the port, the FreeBSD Ports
Collection provides an easy way to install many modules. This
section describes three of the most commonly used
mod_ssl module uses the
OpenSSL library to provide strong
cryptography via the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSLv3) and Transport Layer Security
(TLSv1) protocols. This module provides
everything necessary to request a signed certificate from a
trusted certificate signing authority to run a secure web
server on FreeBSD.
In FreeBSD,
mod_ssl module is enabled
by default in both the package and the port. The available
configuration directives are explained at
mod_perl module makes it possible to
write Apache modules in
Perl. In addition, the
persistent interpreter embedded in the server avoids the
overhead of starting an external interpreter and the penalty
of Perl start-up time.
mod_perl can be installed using
the www/mod_perl2 package or port.
Documentation for using this module can be found at
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is a general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development. Capable of being embedded into HTML, its syntax draws upon C, Java™, and Perl with the intention of allowing web developers to write dynamically generated webpages quickly.
To gain support for PHP5 for the
Apache web server, install the
www/mod_php56 package or port. This will
install and configure the modules required to support
dynamic PHP applications. The
installation will automatically add this line to
LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache24/libphp5.so
Then, perform a graceful restart to load the PHP module:
apachectl graceful
The PHP support provided by www/mod_php56 is limited. Additional support can be installed using the lang/php56-extensions port which provides a menu driven interface to the available PHP extensions.
Alternatively, individual extensions can be installed using the appropriate port. For instance, to add PHP support for the MySQL database server, install databases/php56-mysql.
After installing an extension, the Apache server must be reloaded to pick up the new configuration changes:
apachectl graceful
In addition to mod_perl and mod_php, other languages are available for creating dynamic web content. These include Django and Ruby on Rails.
Django is a BSD-licensed framework designed to allow developers to write high performance, elegant web applications quickly. It provides an object-relational mapper so that data types are developed as Python objects. A rich dynamic database-access API is provided for those objects without the developer ever having to write SQL. It also provides an extensible template system so that the logic of the application is separated from the HTML presentation.
Django depends on
mod_python, and
an SQL database engine. In FreeBSD, the
www/py-django port automatically installs
mod_python and supports the
MySQL, or
SQLite databases, with the
default being SQLite. To change
the database engine, type
make config
/usr/ports/www/py-django, then
install the port.
Once Django is installed, the application will need a project directory along with the Apache configuration in order to use the embedded Python interpreter. This interpreter is used to call the application for specific URLs on the site.
To configure Apache to pass
requests for certain URLs to the web
application, add the following to
httpd.conf, specifying the full path to
the project directory:
<Location "/">
SetHandler python-program
PythonPath "['
/dir/to/the/django/packages/'] + sys.path"
PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings
PythonAutoReload On
PythonDebug On
Refer to
for more information on how to use
Ruby on Rails is another open source web framework that provides a full development stack. It is optimized to make web developers more productive and capable of writing powerful applications quickly. On FreeBSD, it can be installed using the www/rubygem-rails package or port.
Refer to
for more information on how to use Ruby on
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documentation may be
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New products introduced over the last week include an equities fund from DoubleLine, two new funds from Aberdeen Asset Management and a new fund from Brown Brothers Harriman.
In addition, Natixis launched a new fund; Sammons launched a new IRA; and Vanguard proposed merging two funds, reported lower expense ratios for another fund and published a paper on investing.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) DoubleLine Launches First Equities Mutual Fund
The DoubleLine Equities Small Cap Growth Fund (I shares, DBESX; N shares, DLESX), the first open-end domestic stock mutual fund managed by newly formed DoubleLine Equity, opened to investors Monday. The new fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund's assets will be invested principally in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies or foreign companies whose shares trade on a U.S. exchange or are otherwise actively traded in the U.S., including in the form of American depository receipts (ADRs) and American depository shares (ADSs). The fund may invest in some securities that may trade principally or only outside the U.S.
In conjunction with the launch, DoubleLine Capital and DoubleLine Equity are holding a webcast/conference call at 4:15 PM Eastern/1:15 PM Pacific on April 1. Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO and chief investment officer of DoubleLine, will discuss his views on the equity markets and macro environment. A presentation on the fund strategy will be given by DoubleLine Equity partners Husam Nazer, portfolio manager of the fund, and Brendt Stallings, portfolio manager of other equity strategies at the firm.
2) Aberdeen Launches Latin American and European Equity Funds
Aberdeen Asset Management announced the launch of two new mutual funds: Aberdeen Latin American Equity Fund (A shares: ALEAX) and Aberdeen European Equity Fund (A shares: AEUAX).
ALEAX will be managed by the emerging-markets equity team, led by Devan Kaloo, head of global emerging-markets equities. The team will seek to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of Latin American companies.
AEAUX will be managed by the pan-European equity team based in London, led by Jeremy Whitley, head of U.K. and European equities. The team seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of European companies.
3) Brown Brothers Harriman Announces Launch of BBH Global Core Select Fund
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) announced that it has launched the BBH Global Core Select Fund (BBGNX, BBGRX), a no-load mutual fund. The fund will be co-managed by Regina Lombardi and Tim Hartch, two members of the BBH core select investment team. The fund is the successor to the BBH private investment partnership, BBH Global Funds—Global Core Select, which launched on April 2, 2012.
The fund's strategy is to invest in established, cash-generative businesses that are leading providers of essential products and services with strong management teams and loyal customers, and are priced at a discount to estimated intrinsic value. It will generally hold 30 to 40 companies with market capitalizations greater than $3 billion and which are headquartered in either developed countries, including the U.S., or developing countries with well-established and liquid capital markets. At least 40% of the portfolio's net assets will typically be invested in non-U.S. stocks. 4) Natixis Global Asset Management Launches Aurora Horizons Fund
Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) announced the launch of the Aurora Horizons Fund (AHFAX). The fund may help investors achieve additional risk diversification within a traditional long-only portfolio of stocks and bonds by providing diversified exposure to alternative strategies. The fund is managed by Aurora Investment Management.
AHFAX is a multistrategy, multimanager fund that provides diversification by dynamically allocating across subadvisors that execute alternative strategies, including long/short equity, long/short credit, event-driven, short-biased and macro. It is managed by Aurora's team of investment professionals including Roxanne Martino, CEO and portfolio manager; Scott Schweighauser, president and portfolio manager; Justin Sheperd, CIO and portfolio manager; and Anne Marie Morley, managing director of operational due diligence.
5) Sammons Retirement Solutions Launches LiveWellPlus Mutual Fund IRA
Sammons Retirement Solutions has launched the LiveWellPlus Mutual Fund IRA, available exclusively through independent financial advisers. The new IRA is designed to enable advisers to jumpstart long-term retirement planning strategies and enhance IRA values. For rollovers and contributions, an account bonus equal to 3% of the net amount of the rollover or contribution will be added to the account. LiveWell Plus also aims to promote long-term retirement asset growth through access to more than 100 mutual funds from 19 fund families, ranging from PIMCO and BlackRock to boutique managers.
A minimum rollover/contribution of $50,000 is required, and contributions are allowed for six months after opening. The program is available for traditional, Roth, inherited and SEP IRAs, as well as rollovers or transfers from qualified plans such as 401(k), 403(b) or government 457 plans. The offering has no front-end loads, no fees for reallocations or rebalancing, and charges one recordkeeping fee plus fund expenses. For amounts over $100,000, the recordkeeping fee is 0.85% for the first six years, dropping to 0.40% in the seventh year. An early withdrawal charge may apply to amounts withdrawn in the first six years.
6) Vanguard Proposes Fund Merger; Reports Expense Ratios; Publishes Paper
Vanguard is proposing to merge the $950 million Vanguard Florida Tax-Free Fund (VFLTX) into the $8.2 billion Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund (VWLTX). The proposed reorganization is in response to the elimination of Florida's tax on intangible property. As a result, Florida residents no longer receive additional state tax benefits from investing solely in Florida municipal bonds.
The proposed reorganization offers VFLTX shareholders an opportunity to merge into a larger, more diversified fund that seeks to provide current income that is exempt from federal income taxes. In addition, VWLTX features the same low 0.20% expense ratio. The reorganization, which is tax free, requires approval by VFLTX shareholders and will be submitted for their consideration at a meeting to be held in July.
The Vanguard Wellington Fund (I shares, VWELX; A shares, VWENX) is reporting lower expense ratios in its recently filed prospectus. VWELX and VWENX shares are reporting expense ratios of 0.25% and 0.17%, respectively, for the 2012 fiscal year, a two-basis-point decline from FY 2011 figures.
The fund invests approximately 65% of its assets in stocks and the remaining 35% in investment-grade corporate bonds, with some holdings in U.S. Treasury, government agency, and mortgage-backed securities. Wellington Management Co. has served as the fund's advisor since its inception in 1929. In addition, several Vanguard municipal bond and municipal money market funds also reported modest expense ratio reductions.
Vanguard has published a new paper, "Principles for Investing Success," that details its core investing principles: 1) create clear goals; 2) develop a suitable asset allocation; 3) minimize costs; and 4) maintain perspective and long-term discipline. The paper sets forth the rationale and data underlying these principles, and shows how investors can put them into practice and give themselves the best chance for investing success.
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Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu 25 Aug 2011, 15:18
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I'm thinking of trying Tiny Wary on an old laptop that I saved from the trash heap. 475mHz cpu, 128mb RAM. Wary works well with older and low resource computers, correct? Raffy's Safe Pup from 2007 works if not much of a load is thrown at it, but some of the newer Puppies won't boot in a graphical/X mode. I'm certainly not married to X, but I can't type and obviously there's more stuff available on a graphical desktop.
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If anyone's interested.
Actually, I am curious about edbrowse. Does it compare with Lynx or Links, or is it something else altogether (does it speak)? What is its advantage to sight challenged people?
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Posted: Fri 26 Aug 2011, 12:20
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Thanks for the link to Puppy for the Blind. I found it an interesting read and hope you get a stable working puplet based on the ideas which you have described.
Yes Wary is designed for older hardware, but for your system you might want to try:
Classsic Pup 2.14X by ttuuxxx
, which should work for even older hardware. Make sure you make a swap file, since your ram is very limited.
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Posted: Fri 26 Aug 2011, 12:51
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Tman wrote:
...but for your system you might want to try: Classsic Pup 2.14X by ttuuxxx, which should work for even older hardware.
Thanks for that suggestion, Tman! Come to think of it, the old Safe Pup that worked somewhat may be 2.14, so this Classic Pup may be just the thing. Very kind of you to mention it.
And swap! Why didn't I think of that? It's been so long since I made a swap file because people are trashing a more powerful class of machine now
This laptop is a bit of a throwback to more modest resources, but a perfectly good machine nonetheless. I'll wring some more use from it one way or another, but Classic Pup and a swap file are both excellent suggestions.
I've already downloaded Wary Tiny, so I'll give it a spin on a more current machine. Thanks for making it available to the community!
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Posted: Fri 26 Aug 2011, 15:35
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Edbrowse does offer a lot to visually-challenged people. In fact there is quite an active community of people using it.
It doesn't speak, per se, but works quite well with screen readers and TTS systems, such as espeak, festival, flite, and others.
Mcewanw's foksfeyercore installs Speech dispatcher, espeak, and yasr, which work well with Edbrowse.
Give it a shot. You might like it. I believe that Mcewanw tested Foksyfeyer on a 214 based puppy so it should work. Download it at the above link and follow the instructions.
One thing though, Edbrowse is based on a line editor, and won't display anything until told to do so.
Edited to add that Edbrowse is included in Foksyfeyer.
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Posted: Sat 27 Aug 2011, 14:38
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Thank You, Trobin. I am not visually impaired, but may give Edbrowse a whirl just to see what it's like.
Since you've already downloaded Wary Tiny, it wouldn't hurt to see if it would run on your laptop. I haven't tested it on any system that old, so I can't be sure if it works or not. Let us know if it does, ok?
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Posted: Sat 27 Aug 2011, 19:33
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Tman wrote:
I haven't tested it on any system that old, so I can't be sure if it works or not. Let us know if it does, ok?
Good news, Tman! It works nicely on that old laptop. I haven't put any kind of load on it, but it's acceptably peppy from what I've seen so far. It gave me the option of letting it create a swap file along with the save file at the first shutdown, so I chose to let it do that. Next boot all that was taken care of. And even from a Pristine boot, it had more RAM available than others I've tried, both old and new.
The boot modes seem to be reversed; Normal Mode gives me Pristine and vice versa. I have to be pretty heavy-hand when tapping the touchpad, though moving the cursor is smooth and easy enough. I'm very happy with Wary Tiny's performance so far. If I can find another stick of RAM for cheap I might get it, but it seems reasonably useable as-is with Wary Tiny and the swap file.
I'll let you know what I think going forward. I'm excited about it. Thanks again for your suggestion of a swap file and for putting Wary Tiny out there for us to use!
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Posted: Sat 27 Aug 2011, 22:44
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That is good news, indeed. As you know, Tiny is more of a barebones-type puplet. For a broader range of software, I still think you should give Classic-Pup a try. Also, my Solidpup is wary-based as well, but it may be slower than Wary Tiny for you because of the size difference.
I will have to check out the boot-mode options for the Live-CD. If they are reversed, then I will definately have to fix it. It's getting late here in Toronto. I will check it out tommorrow.
Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, in Solidpup you can switch to Jwm which is supposed to be lighter and faster than Icewm. On my systems I don't notice the difference in speed between the two, but on your laptop, you might notice be able to notice it.
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It is confirmed that I messed up the boot menu for the Live-CD when I hastily changed it the last time. It seems I only reversed the title names for the first and second boot options, but did not reverse the necessary inputs (pfix=ram, pfix=fsck). This is kind of embarrassing. I am surprised that no-one has reported this problem before. Perhaps most puppians extract the ISO for a frugal install, which is what I do as well (saves time and CD's).
Thank You laika, for catching this. The bug is fixed now. I have updated the ISO as well as the download link on the first post. It is exactly the same as the last version, except for the correction of the grub menu for the Live-CD.
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Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2011, 16:52
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Wary Tiny is
fast on my desktop box, Tman. Got online with
Roaring Penguin with no troubles. This is one sweet little pup! Dillo has
come a long way since I last used it. Pmusic looks interesting. I'll probably
add Midnight Commander and nano on that old laptop, but out-of-the-box
Wary Tiny has everything I need and without getting in my way. I'm very
favorably impressed by Wary Tiny.
I'm glad you found the feedback useful. That
a little confusing at first
when I was looking for the swap file and save file. It took we a few minutes
to realize that it was not my mistake. That's been the only little spot of trouble.
Thanks again for making Wary Tiny available.
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Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2011, 18:12
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No problem. Wary runs well on my Athlon64 X2 5200 as well. I started this project as a one-shot deal, but if there is a demand for a barebones-type Wary, then when I have time, I might make Wary Tiny for future versions. Dillo is so small and it is superfast. The one major thing that it is missing is the ability to play flash videos. Currently I use Dillo as my defaulthtmlviewer and Firefox as my defaultbrowser (lots of handy plugins).
Glad you like it. Making puplets for myself gives me a sense of pride. But I also find joy knowing that others use and enjoy them as well.
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Posted: Fri 18 Nov 2011, 13:40
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Wow, Tman, this is great! I was looking for a small iso to burn to a credit card CD to keep in my wallet as a rescue CD (been using a DSL one till now but it's a bit clunky), and I think this tiny Wary fits the bill perfectly.
Just one question - How hard is it to alter the initial boot so that it drops into Pristine as a default? (Not sure if I followed your early discussion with f00 - I think he wanted the opposite of what I'm asking...?).
I was trialling it on a puppy PC and didnt want any existing data accessed. It was the first time I've seen a grub4dos screen and threw me for a second or two.
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Posted: Fri 18 Nov 2011, 16:16
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If you have no warysavefiles in your hard-drive, then the Live-CD should boot like a Pristine boot anyways, so remastering might not be needed.
If you really want to do it, and the boot order is all you wish to change, then just remaster. Don't change anything to the tmp/root and tmp/etc folders when it prompts you. But when it asks you to make further changes like adding extra sfs files, you need to go to the
folder (which was created by the remaster script) and edit the
file. It's easy, just switch them around with a text editor. They are the entries that start with 'title'.
I was going to recommend SolidPup, but I Googled wallet cd's and discovered they can hold up to 100MB.
Edit: Actually, you can just use ISOmaster if the menu.lst file is all you want to change.
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Posted: Sat 19 Nov 2011, 22:34
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Thanks, that tip about using Isomaster did the trick.
Now I have it exactly as I want it and learnt heaps in the process.
Much obliged!
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Posted: Sat 19 Nov 2011, 22:51
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Tman wrote:
I was going to recommend SolidPup, but I Googled wallet cd's and discovered they can hold up to 100MB.
Must admit I had to chuckle when I googled SolidPup. Google wasn't sure I had asked for the right thing...
Feel free to delete the post if you don't find the pic as funny as I did...
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I am not offended by Google's confused comment. Actually I want to thank you for that post because I may not have learned about Sneekylinux's review of SolidPup till much later.
He doesn't like the X7-Blue theme I created..awww
. I put quite a bit of energy into that. There is a reason for the theme to resemble Windows; it gives a sense of familiarity. My goal is to get more Windows users to convert; not to get old linux users to stay.
If Bill Gates is a true philanthropist, he souldn't really care. And he's rich enough as it is.
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Royal Wedding Pizza Portrait
I didn't think anything about The Royal Wedding would ever find its way onto Slice, but then comes this:
The folks at Papa John's UK made this pizza, obviously, as a way of capitalizing on all the hubbub over Prince William and Kate Middleton's impending nuptials. (April 29, for those of you interested.)
A Papa John's UK representative said, "It seems like the whole country has got Royal Wedding fever, so we just had to do something special to celebrate this momentous occasion." [via newslite.tv]
(I actually have a bit of non-pizza-related crap to say about Royal Wedding mania ... after the jump. It's probably not worth clicking through, though.)
Non-Pizza-Related Royal Wedding Rant
Girl Slice is a HUGE fan of British royal gossip. I know way more about the royals there than I should, just from listening to her chatter about those folks. We also go to see almost any film that involves the British royal family — The Queen,, Young Victoria, The King's Speech, etc. So I sort of have a lot of half-baked opinions on this wedding, which you are going to bear the brunt of ... I told you it was not worth clicking through....
Anyway, I don't know about all this Royal Wedding hubbub. I'll give a pass to the Brits. It's their monarchical institution, after all, etc, etc. Maybe the closest thing we've had lately here in the States was the run up to Jenna Bush's wedding in 2008 or Chelsea Clinton's last summer. And in the big scheme of things, I'm guessing that the amount of press coverage surrounding those events pales in comparison to what's going on in Britain.
I think any of the hype on this side of the pond is largely media-created. (Of course you wags out there may be thinking, What isn't?)
As you know, everyone's looking for viewers, readers, pageviews, etc., and I think that after Wills and Kate got engaged, the U.S. media was like, "OMG! Remember Charles and Di's wedding?!? And what a spectacle that was? That shit was ratings gold! Let's get on this one NOW!"
Seriously, you don't know how many ultra-tangential Royal Wedding tie-ins I've seen come across my inbox from PR people.
Hell, Charles and Di married in '81. I was but a wee pup all of 7 years old, but I seem to remember that it was broadcast live on TV here, at some early morning hour.
It's my perception that the hoopla in the U.S. surrounding that royal wedding was sort of organic and that it caught the cultural tastemakers off guard. Much the same way that Lady Di's death and funeral resonated worldwide.
Anyway, it's my sense that the hype from the media here has way outpaced the actual excitement for Kate and William's marriage. I mean, do you know anyone who is wetting their pants about this? Do you think that many people here in the U.S. are going to get up at 6 a.m. ET to watch?
See, I think the bloom is a bit off the royal family rose. What with all the scandals and missteps they've had in the time since Charles and Di wed. And, as Girl Slice points out, it's not like Will is even next in line to the throne the way Charles was and still is -- assuming QEII doesn't pressure him to pass the crown directly to Will.
Also, Will is sort of not that hot anymore. He sort of peaked in college. That's not to say there probably still aren't young women out there shedding a tear that he's off the market, but, well, you know, his brother, Harry, is far more dashing.
Anyway, as much as I think the hoopla is hype, well, there's the photo of the Royal Wedding Pizza. I'm as guilty as the next hack in trying to ride this gravy train.
Bonus points and a copy of Ed Levine's Pizza: A Slice of Heaven to anyone who re-creates this pizza for My Pie Monday.
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Chad Blakley
The aurora season is off to a glorious start, as evidenced by this picture from Sweden's Abisko National Park, taken by photographer/guide Chad Blakley. For more of Blakley's work, check the Lights Over Lapland website and Facebook page.
Summer isn't even over in the Northern Hemisphere, but the season of the northern lights is clearly getting an early start.
Saturday's autumnal equinox marks the traditional start of the aurora season in Arctic regions, and with solar activity building up to the top end of its 11-year cycle, we can expect more than the usual allotment of glow-in-the-dark skies. For some reason, this last week of summer has been particularly active on the sun.
"Another day, another coronal hole high-speed stream," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center reports today on its Facebook page. That means there's a higher chance of interaction between the electrically charged particles of the solar wind and our planet's magnetic field. SpaceWeather.com's Tony Phillips quotes NOAA forecasters as saying that there's a 25 to 30 percent chance of strong polar geomagnetic storms over the next three nights.
If the geomagnetic buffeting gets too strong, that's potentially bad news for electric-grid managers and satellite operators. But a mild elevation in solar activity is a boon for aurora-watchers, and it looks as if we're experiencing the bright side of a solar upswing right now.
Chad Blakley, a photographer and tour guide for Lights Over Lapland at Sweden's Abisko National Park, says the sights have been impressive — and he has the pictures to prove it.
"Aurora season has been in high gear for nearly a month in Abisko, and it looks as though this year could be something very, very special," he told me in an email. "We are entering the peak of the solar maximum, and if history is any indicator we should see a marked increase in aurora activity. As you can imagine, I am one very happy man."
Ed Stockard sent in a similarly glowing report from Summit Station, a research facility that's 10,530 feet above sea level on the Greenland ice sheet. "The auroras came on fast and furious, moving and dancing across the entire sky," he told SpaceWeather.com. "Aurora season has definitely begun on top of the ice sheet. Bring on the lights!"
Stockard has already been posting some fantastic pictures to his Flickr gallery. In a follow-up email, Stockard told me more about the Summit Station operation, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation:
"There are five of us here for what we call the first phase of winter. This lasts between mid-August and early November. At that time, another crew of five takes over until sometime in February. A third phase completes our winter phase until mid-April, when an inflated summer crew comes in. The summer season is busy at Summit with researchers mainly from the U.S. but also around the world, doing their NSF-funded research. Most science involves atmospheric research and is tied to the deep ice core drilled here in the 1990s. ..."
Check out these images from Blakley and Stockard, as well as a time-lapse video captured by Helge Mortensen in Tromsø, Norway. You can expect to see a lot more of this in the months to come.
Ed Stockard
The northern lights ripple over Summit Station on the Greenland ice sheet.
Chad Blakley
The auroral display takes on different hues over Sweden's Abisko National Park. The color variations are due to the differences in the composition of the atmosphere at different altitudes. The greenish glow dominates, but the aurora can turn reddish at higher altitudes, as seen here. Check out the Causes of Color website to learn more about auroral colors.
Aurora by 20th of September 2012 from Helge Mortensen on Vimeo. For maximum impact, go full-screen HD and turn up the sound.
More about the aurora season:
- Your guide to the northern lights
- SpaceWeather.com: Aurora gallery
- Space.com: How the northern lights work
- Cosmic Log archive for auroral glories
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Hello! It's been quite some time since I last blogged about something. My hands got tied up for some reason, but now I am back. 😀
Me and my friend, April had a dinner in a Japanese restaurant called Taishozan.
I like the ambiance of the restaurant. They put umbrellas and faux Sakuras (Cherry Blossoms) up their ceiling to give a Japanese feel. Staff are also wearing improvised kimonos.
We ordered the following:
Avocado fruit shake. I think smoothies had already become my staple when dining out. It's the first one I look for in the menu.
Menchi-Katsu. Tonkatsu is one of my favorite Japanese dishes.
Ebi Ika Kakiage. A mixed tempura with shrimp, squid and Baguio beans combined.
Buta Ramen. The soup is sticky due to the broth used.
Aside from the mentioned dishes, we also ordered two bowls of rice. The food is really good, but nothing stood out. The dishes are also heavy (or maybe because of the avocado shake). I became full right away and I didn't even finish my bowl of rice. The price is also cheaper compared to other Japanese restaurants I've been to.
The staff were also courteous, accommodating and nice. What I didn't like is the fact that our food took more than an hour to be served. Other customers became upset because they were already hungry and food wasn't given out. It's a good thing April had a lot of stories to tell and we lost track of time.
How about you? What restaurant have you been to lately? Did you like your stay? Please comment down below.


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\nQ. The woman I'm dating says she likes to talk dirty. What is she expecting?
Dirty talk is just another way to show enthusiasm. It doesn't matter what you say specifically, as long as you're verbally expressing how psyched you are to be naked together. That could translate to a lot of '"You're so [bleeping] hot; that feels so [bleeping] good'" on brainless repeat. Or it can be whispers, step-by-step details about exactly what you're doing and what you plan to do. It's totally your call. In any case, whatever you say, you'll feel a lot less self-conscious once you see firsthand that a well-timed expletive or growled command can be just as powerful as any kiss or caress.
Q. When I see a hot lady, I know right away if I'd like to sleep with her. How long does it take a woman to know she wants to have sex with a man?
Sometimes when I meet a man, just three seconds of sharing the same air is all it takes to imagine the feel of my fingers in his hair, his breath on my neck, and his hands deftly navigating my wrists, hips, thighs, skin. Other times, the magnetic charge sneaks up on me; an old friend can laugh in a certain way, and after years of pure, platonic nothing, I suddenly and inexplicably want his mouth on mine. The real question, though, is how long does it take a woman to go from craving sex to indulging in it? The answer depends on what she desires most at the time' whether that's a relationship, a breathless thrill, or to sate her hungry flesh.
Q. I told my fiancé I like her hair better straight than curly. Why did she get so mad?
Because it's a pain in the ass to straighten curly hair. Because she wants to believe that you'll still find her magnificent even when she doesn't feel like putting in that effort. And because every woman hopes that the man she marries actually means it when he says, "I think you're at your most beautiful without any makeup or frills at all. I love, want, and desire you for you." (Taking notes?) But now she's worried that you won't find her attractive unless she really works on it. So you need to say, "Hey, baby, you're stunning no matter how you do your hair. You could shave your damn head or grow dreadlocks and I'd still love you." Got it?
Q. Is it normal for my girlfriend to still be really good friends with her ex, a guy she dated for more than two years? How should I handle the situation?
How "good" of friends are we talking here? Biweekly-e-mails good, or He's-the-first-person-she-calls-with-major-news good? Basically, does she share with him what you wish she'd share exclusively or primarily with you? If no, then be cool, dude; jealousy is only cute in small doses. If yes or maybe, then tread lightly; ultimatums and demands just foster resentment. Instead, tell her that you're feeling a little insecure about their closeness, and then show her, through actions and words, that you'd love to be the one she turns to first for support and encouragement. Open up about your feelings, and ask her about hers. The closer you two get, the less she'll need him.
Q. During sex, my new girlfriend prefers to finish herself off. It's hot to watch her touch herself, but does this mean she thinks I'm terrible in bed?
Relax. If your girlfriend really thought you were terrible in bed, she probably wouldn't be wasting her time rubbing it out in front of you; she'd be seeing someone else. Here are some more likely theories: She loves being watched. She's anxious about taking forever and doesn't want you to get bored. Masturbation is the only way she can climax with any consistency. You get the picture. In any case, why don't you just ask her? Then assuage any fears she has about your boredom, and request that next time, she let you explore her body for as long as it takes to make her writhe with pleasure. I don't see why she'd deny you' or herself' the opportunity.
Q. Why do women love jerks?
Because they're phenomenal in the sack. Yes, really! Or because getting caught up in their fascinating and unpredictable lives makes our hearts race. Or because they're so hilarious, we pee our pants when we're around them. Or because they make beautiful music or speak eloquently and thoughtfully or earn a crapload of money, honey. My point is, I would never tell a guy to be mean to get girls. But I would tell him to be a dynamo in bed, to develop hobbies and interests, and to have a wicked sense of humor. Because, for at least some women, those traits take priority over being nice. (For the record, I'm not one of those women. I want it all, kindness included.)
xo, Carolyn
News Flash, Not All Women are Relationship Obsessed
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Editor's note: Today's post was written by Tom Szlucha, a volunteer docent here at the Museum.
"EUREKA!" In his excitement, Archimedes runs down the street, naked and dripping wet from his bath. In this legend, he makes a discovery as he immerses himself in the bathtub and notices the water rise.
It is this observation that leads to the solution to a problem that had been bothering him for some time.The king needs to know if the crown recently delivered by the goldsmith is pure gold or some cheap alloy — and Archimedes has found a way to determine what the crown's made of!
This example of scientific discovery is based on the very simple observation of the water being displaced as a mass is lowered into it. Archimedes is obviously very excited by his discovery (maybe a bit too excited).
The ConocoPhillips "Hands-On" Demonstration Lab in the new Welch Hall of Chemistry stimulates this same sense of scientific discovery in visitors to HMNS (no bathtub for us though). Chemistry docents conduct hands-on experiments in this lab — experiments that teach, inspire and, most of all, are fun.
Now, back to Archimedes…According to the legend, he has to determine if the density of the metal in the crown is pure gold or a cheap alloy of gold.
He develops a very simple experiment to see if a density difference exists between the crown and gold. He places the crown on one side of a balance beam. On the opposite side, he places gold until the scale is balanced.
Then, he lowers the apparatus into a tub of water. If the balance tips to one side because the materials exhibit different buoyancy, then there is a difference in density — which would mean that a gold alloy was used to make the crown.
The principles of density and buoyancy involved in the Archimedes experiment are included in many of our chemistry demonstrations. The demonstrations are given by a group of dedicated HMNS chemistry docents. They come from a variety of backgrounds: chemists, engineers, educators, college students, and others. They have the enjoyment of making these fun, simple, and safe demonstrations that teach and instill an interest in physical science. In return, they are rewarded for their time and effort by seeing children smile with excitement as they make their own "Eureka!" discoveries.
The theater area for these demonstrations is new and improved, a literal "step up" from the work cart that used to be parked in the old Chemistry Hall on the first floor. Downstairs, the new theater has a raised stage with large worktables in front and behind the presenter, allowing for multiple experimental setups. There are pass-through cabinets behind the rear table that facilitate the movement of materials from the preparation and a storage room located behind the stage.
The audience is seated on rows of black, rubber-coated cubes under the illumination of air molecules hanging from the ceiling. These molecules are different colors, proportionally representing the mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases in the Earth's atmosphere. The suspended molecules make a perfect transition into experiments associated with gases. The demonstration area is enhanced with a well-tuned wireless sound system, making the presenter easily heard by the seated audience.
There are a variety of experiments performed here, most using simple household materials. Almost every school kid knows how to make a "volcanic eruption" by mixing baking soda with vinegar. But did you know that this acid/base reaction is endothermic, meaning that it absorbs energy, thus creating a cooling effect? A product of this chemical reaction is carbon dioxide gas. Since carbon dioxide is denser (i.e., heavier) than air, it can be poured to extinguish a flame. This stunt can come off as a magic trick—there is no liquid involved as you pour the invisible gas and extinguish the candle flame. Other practical lessons are taught through simple experiments, answering questions such as why do we wash our hands with soap; how do scientists measure the strength of acids and bases; and what does a baby diaper have in common with Jell-O?
Chemistry docents have plenty of opportunities to interact with the audience by soliciting help with these experiments. Participants learn about material density when they make hard-boiled eggs float on salt water and sink in plain water. They help show that Diet Coke is less dense than regular Coke. But why? The explanation is somewhat shocking. The average twelve-ounce can of sugar-sweetened soda contains about forty grams of refined sugar. That's about three heaping tablespoons of sugar!
Participants also make a rubber "Superball" out of white glue and a simple ingredient found in the laundry isle of the grocery store. This polymerization process utilizes the boron atom in Twenty Mule Team Borax to cross-link the chains of polymers found in casein-based white glue. This experiment helps to teach visitors about some of the characteristics of polymers.
Audiences entertained at the ConocoPhillips Hands-On Chemistry Demonstration Lab range from large school groups to families and individuals spending the day at the museum. The demonstrator has to be somewhat flexible, modifying their routine for the audience that is present. Having multiple tables with large surfaces allows for a number of different experiments to be set up and ready to go. Some experiments may be more suited to a particular age group, so the presenter can pick and choose, thus customizing each show to the specific audience.
If you are interested in joining in the fun by becoming an HMNS volunteer, please visit the HMNS web site to learn more or fill out the short registration form by clicking here.
The Volunteer Office will invite you to come to the museum for a short "get-acquainted" interview and will provide information about upcoming orientation programs. You don't need to be an expert already, just interested in science! Our fun and comprehensive program will teach you everything you need to know to feel confident working with visitors and students in the HMNS exhibition halls. You'll get to meet smart and interesting people, learn about a variety of scientific subjects, and become an integral part of one of the nation's most-visited museums! We look forward to meeting you soon!


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With his victory, Bolt moved to the top of the all-time world championships medals table with eight gold and two silver, edging Carl Lewis, who has eight gold, one silver and one bronze. "It is just great," Bolt said of the comparison. "Ill continue dominating. Ill continue to work hard. For me, my aim is to continue hard into the greatness thing." And again the Luzhniki Stadium and its 40,000 fans were turned into a Bolt party. With palpable relief after a week of all-business during his earlier races, Bolt finally let go. His arms across his chest, he kicked his legs as he went down lower and lower to imitate a traditional eastern European dance to the delight of the crowd. Max Scherzer Jersey. "Im not even sure which country its from. It just went along with the music, so I did it," Bolt said. Twenty minutes earlier, Fraser-Pryce became the first woman in world championship history to sweep the sprint events, anchoring Jamaica to gold in the 4x100 relay. Unlike Bolt, Fraser-Pryce got the baton with a big lead. With her pink hair extensions swaying in the air behind her, she kept on building on it to cross in a championship record of 41.29 seconds. Lost in the excitement and a string of upsets was that the United States failed to lead the gold medal standings for the first time since the inaugural world championships in Helsinki 30 years ago. Instead, Russia topped the table with seven gold, edging the United States and Jamaica with six. In the overall standings, the U.S. team dominated with 25, holding a wide lead over the host nation with 17. With a middle distance double on Sunday, Kenya secured African domination over neighbour and rival Ethiopia. Asbel Kiprop of Kenya successfully defended his 1,500 title, trailing teammate Nixon Chepseba for most of the race before emerging into the finishing straight with a devastating kick no one could match. Matthew Centrowitz of the United States took silver in the hectic sprint finish, just ahead of Johan Cronje of South Africa. And Eunice Sum won her first major title when she held off Olympic champion Mariya Savinova of Russia at the end to win the womens 800. Russia hoped it would win another gold in the womens javelin, but defending champion Maria Abakumova disappointed with bronze. Instead, Christina Obergfoell of Germany won her first major javelin title at 31, beating Kimberley Mickle of Australia. The string of upsets continued in the mens triple jump, where Olympic and defending champion Christian Taylor of the United States finished only fourth. Teddy Tamgho of France edged Pedro Pichardo of Cuba for gold. Tamgho and Pichardo were even at 17.68 metres late in the contest but Tamgho made the difference on his last jump when he leapt 18.04 for his first world title. ' ' '


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